I’ve been following with great interest all of the news reports regarding the assignation attempt on Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. My heart goes out to her, her family, and to all people who were affected by this senseless act of insanity. In case you haven’t been following the news, Jared Loughner is accused of engaging in… [read more]

Didn’t get to go to the SHRM annual conference in San Diego this year (or any year for that matter), so I took it upon myself to try to read as much as I could about all the conference doings and such. After my bazillionth blog, it hit me. A LOT of these fine folks… [read more]

I was watching an old Cesar Milan rerun the other day on how to train puppies and in it he introduced a new pitbull puppy named Junior. Now for anyone who watches the Dog Whisperer, you know that his all time fav and constant pit companion, Daddy, passed away in February of this year at… [read more]

Once again I must thank my mentor, Cesar Millan, for the inspiration for this week’s blog. He said that “when humans bring a dog into their lives, they are most often looking for a companion; what they may not realize is that they are getting a teacher as well.” This is true in a business sense,… [read more]

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Yes, it’s that time of year again when holiday parties abound. I haven’t been to a honest-to-goodness office holiday party in years – it’s no fun partying with your boss when in this case your boss is … [Read More...]

I happened to get my hands on a copy of the January 2012 issue of Convene, a trade mag for the conference planning profession and was leafing through it when I came across an article about the 2011 … [Read More...]

The HR Whisperer

VVI's founder Heather Vogel has advised companies on HR/OD-related issues for over two decades. Her work has appeared in the numerous publications and her expertise is sought out by organizations across the globe. Heather consults and speaks professionally on a wide variety of HR and talent-related topics; she's a renown leadership development expert.